Yikes! Target's data breach now could affect 110M people

[JMH]

The retailer now says that information taken in December's security lapse includes names, phone numbers, and postal and e-mail addresses, and could affect up to one-third of the US population.

Target's data breach is much broader than once believed.
The nationwide retailer on Friday announced that personal information on as many as 70 million additional customers was stolen as part of the company's payment card data breach. The information stolen includes names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses, the company said.
While Target spokesperson Molly Snyder said that there could be some overlap with the approximately 40 million people first said to be affected by the breach in December, the new total of people impacted by the breach could be as high as 110 million.

Yikes! Target's data breach now could affect 110M people | Security & Privacy - CNET News

 

[Patrick]

Oh my, that's a lot of people.

 

[Corrine]

Add Neiman Marcus to the list. Although in the Brian Krebs article at Hackers Steal Card Data from Neiman Marcus — Krebs on Security it is reported:

Neiman Marcus’s Reeder said the company has no indication at this time that the breach at its stores is in any way related to the Target attack.

the article at Neiman Marcus becomes second victim of cyber-security breach - CBS News includes:

Robert Siciliano, a security expert with McAfee, a computer security software maker, says it is possible Neiman Marcus doesn't yet know the extent of the breach. He says he believes that the Neiman Marcus and Target thefts were likely committed by the same organized group, based on his experience and the fact that the incidents happened at around the same time.

It certainly took Neiman Marcus long enough to come public with the breach.

 

[Corrine]

Add this to the mix now: Target admits “there was malware on our point-of-sale registers” | Naked Security!